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Construction begins on Expo 2025 Osaka masterplan by Sou Fujimoto

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A circular wooden structure with a diameter of 700 metres is under construction off the coast of Japan as part of architect Sou Fujimoto 's masterplan for Expo 2025 Osaka. These will be divided across three zones, named Pavilion World, Water World and Green World, alongside a series of plazas to hold events.

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Woo Architects reveals demountable UK Pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka

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London studio Woo Architects will employ the principles of a circular economy for its design of the UK Pavilion at the Expo 2025 Osaka , which will have a reversible gridded structure. It is being masterplanned by Sou Fujimoto Architects in collaboration with fellow Japanese studios Tohata Architects & Engineers and Azusa Sekkei.

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Foster + Partners unveils Saudi Arabia pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka

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British architecture studio Foster + Partners has released visuals of its design for the Saudi Arabia pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka , which will be modelled on the kingdom's traditional villages. Another architect designing a pavilion for the event is Shigeru Ban.

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Trahan Architects designs USA pavilion with suspended cube for Expo 2025 Osaka

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New Orleans architecture studio Trahan Architects has designed the USA pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka , which will include a suspended cube surrounded by LED screens showing American landscapes. Expo 2025 is an upcoming world exposition of culture held in Osaka, Japan. Architect Sou Fujimoto created the masterplan for the event.

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Saudi Arabia set to host 2030 World Expo in Riyadh

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Saudi Arabia 's capital Riyadh has won the competition to host the 2030 World Expo, becoming the second Middle Eastern city to host the international event after Dubai in 2020. Other cities bidding to host the event, which takes place every five years, were Rome in Italy and Busan in South Korea.

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This week we revealed BIG's Mindfulness City in Bhutan

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Danish studio BIG 's masterplan for a 1,000-square-kilometre development will include an international airport and a hydroelectric dam incorporating a temple. Named Utamo, the events space is set to be designed by Spanish studio Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura. Read the full review of 2023 here.

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MVRDV releases visuals of inaugural Van Gogh Homeland festival

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The biennale event, which is named after Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, will attempt to shine a light on the environmental pressures and flood risks currently facing North Brabant's landscapes through a mix of architecture-, landscape design- and sustainability-themed exhibits. The proposal for the event is divided into three parts.